There are a few changes to the match officials for week one of Vodacom Super Rugby
In the Hurricanes vs Highlanders match in Wellington on Friday Bryce Lawrence is injured and is replaced by Stuart Dickenson.
In the Durban match between the Sharks and Cheetahs, Craig Joubert takes over the whistle from Steve Walsh who is also injured and Pro Legoete comes in as Assistant Referee 1
In Joburg Joey Salmans replaces Jaco Peyper as Assistant Referee 1
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Brilliant! Joubert instead of “happy hour” Walsh! 😆
@gregs (Comment 1) : 😛
Whew! Thank G fo rsmall mercies. 😎
So relieved yipee, except for Pro Lekota shouldn’t be allowed inside Kings Park 👿
So This
Hurricanes vs Highlanders in Wellington
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
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Hurricanes vs Highlanders in Wellington
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
And this
Sharks vs Cheetahs in Durban
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Changes to
Sharks vs Cheetahs in Durban
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Pro legoete (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : I FRIKKEN LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : Nice 🙂
KSA isn’t Dick from Oz?
The Press release by SARU is a little confusing. In Joburg Joey Salmans replaces Jaco Peyper as Assistant Referee 1
Lions vs Bulls in Johannesburg
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Peyper was never down to officiate in Jhb, So I suspect they meant Joey Salmans is replacing Joubert.
BRILLIANT NEWS… 🙂 Best news of the day.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 10) : I tink you are correct
Okay the Plumbers are finished so i have to go back to work 🙁
Bye All.
great news!!!! 😀
Has joubert always been “kind” to the sharks??think him being a pmb college old boy sometimes counts against the sharks..
Wish all refs came as a standardised version-perhaps time for robot refs!anyone in japan reading this?
great news.
Match officials and their “unique” interpretations(subtle bias??!) of the laws of rugby,should not be able to dictate the outcome of rugby matches..(Ref a,b or c should be of no interest or debate-their “interpretations”of the laws should not be such that teams and coaches need “adapt to the ref”..).
Cmon now… Lets put more faith in our boys than in the ref…
🙂 😯 🙄
@bergshark (Comment 17) : true
@Honey Badger: hey,how you doing?hope you had a great festive season and that the new year is going awesome for you thus far.
Well Pro could still be an issue for us.
And we know Joubert is pro bull so it`ll be interesting to see what happens.
I do think they`re a step up from Walsh though, just don`t trust him.
Two refs injured? Open bar was it? 😈
@Original Champion (Comment 21) :
Arent you thinking of Jonker as being pro Bulls.
Last year after the semi it was repoted here that Jonker arrived at the Tank with his kid/s dressed in Bulls jersey/s.
I like Joubert.
@McLovin (Comment 22) : Bryce thought he could keep up with Walsh. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : 😯 😀